197 - Serial Killer: Joachim Kroll

A purple, 35,000-year-old warrior from Atlantis shows up in a woman’s kitchen… and somehow turns her into a millionaire. Totally normal. Today’s Timesuck unpacks the wild, weird, and wildly profitable story of JZ Knight, Ramtha, and the New Age empire based in Yelm, Washington th ... Show More

Most serial killers hide what they are. Eddie Cole did the opposite—he flat-out told people he wanted to rape and kill women, and begged for help before it was too late. Somehow, again and again, he was released back into the world. Today’s Timesuck dives into one of the most fru ... Show More

The British Museum is one of the world’s greatest treasure houses—home to over eight million artifacts spanning human history. But behind its incredible collection lies a complicated legacy of empire, conquest, and controversy that raises a difficult question: who should really o ... Show More

Darrell Keith Rich, known as “The Hilltop Rapist,” was born on February 14, 1955. Although he was born on Valentine’s Day, this would be no indication of who Rich would become as an adult. This cold-blooded Serial Killer got his name by the manner in which he captured most of his ... Show More

What if we told you music could kill you? Just knowing that this is a possibility, would you still be tempted to listen to that song? This is the lore and real history of the Gloomy Sunday song curse.  TW: Suicide. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, you can fin ... Show More

<p>This week, we check out what was the peaceful, affluent town of Raynham, Massachusetts, until a day in 1978 that changed everything. A monster of a human being becomes the stuff of nightmares with this brutal killing. Along the way, we learn about how ugly cars were in the '70 ... Show More

In 1985, Cheryl Gyant was 10 years old, when she learned she’d been adopted.What she didn’t realize, was that very same year, her biological mother was experiencing a living nightmare, after being abducted by one of the most notorious serial killing duos in American history.....L ... Show More

Send us Fan MailIn this podcast we're going to look into a most bizarre murder in India. It’s a whodunit for the ages. A young mother and wife in India was found dead in bed. The murder suspect? A highly venomous spectacled cobra, brawny and drop dead deadly. In a country like In ... Show More

In 2013, an international tourist would travel to Los Angeles, California …alone. She checked into the iconic Hotel Cecil, but she would never check out. The Big City of Dreams, turned out to be a nightmare for two parents who would never get to see their daughter alive again. El ... Show More